Borrow

Lending conditions

All of our material is available on open shelves and can be removed from the library on loan.Reference books and journals must be consulted on library premises.

E-books

Most e-books can be downloaded and it is also usually possible to print some pages. To be able to read an e-book off campus, you need to log in with your StiL or Lucat ID. Read more about e-books here.

Loan periods

Course books

Loan period 14 days, can be renewed 10 times if no one has reserved the book. Also applies to older editions.

Other books

Loan period 6 months, but if someone reserves the book, it can be recalled once the guaranteed loan period of 28 days has passed. You will be notified by email.

Material whick cannot be removed from the library

Journals, reference books, reference copies of course books and certain degree projects cannot be removed from the library on loan.

Check the return date in the Lovisa library catalogue

Books borrowed from different libraries at the University may have different loan periods.

Check the return date under Summary Record in the library catalogue Lovisa. If you have provided an email address, you should get a reminder when the loan period is about to expire, but this does not always work. Remember that it is your responsibility to keep track of the loan period.

It takes approximately 1 week to receive an ordered book.You may only request material that is required for your course.Course literature cannot be obtained through interlibrary loan.Interlibrary loans are not renewable as a rule. The loan period is determined by the lending library.

Contact

During autumn all library cards will be replaced. For student/faculty the LU-card will be valid as a library card. Everybody else will get a new card. Here you´ll find information on when and where you can get a LU-card.